TODAY: Rockhurst University To Break Ground On New Center For Faith-Justice Center Named For Alvin Brooks

Kansas City, Missouri — Rockhurst University leaders and officials, as well as family members of Kansas City civil rights leader Alvin Brooks, will break ground on the Alvin Brooks Center for Faith-Justice at noon today (Friday, Dec. 2) at the site of the new building on campus, 5401 Troost Ave.

The project was announced in November 2021 by Rockhurst President Emeritus the Rev. Thomas B. Curran, S.J., when he received the Henry W. Bloch Humanitarian Award from the Jewish Community Relations Bureau/AJC (American Jewish Committee). At the same time, he revealed the space would be named after Alvin Brooks, a close friend and longtime icon of civil rights and civic pride in Kansas City.

When completed, the building will house University-led efforts on faith-justice, as well as a new chapel and the offices of KC Common Good, an anti-violence organization.